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Message:: [QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1864021, member: 5233"]I think having an overgraded coin in either holder is equally possible.  I do agree that for some series PCGS is tougher but for others NGC.  I don't collect high grade Ike's so I can't speak for them...but I wouldn't be surprised if PCGS is stricter with them.  However, my experience in general (despite being stricter on some types and looser on others)...PCGS graded coins do seem to realize slightly higher sales prices for the same grade.  Now, that just might be my own experience and not accurate, but that's what it seems like.  Also, it seems to me that NGC tends to be more consistent than PCGS. Also, one thought on "buying the label" verses buying the coin.  I'm one of the few around here that doesn't fully subscribe to the "buy the coin, not the slab" line of thinking.  While I 100% agree that when buying a coin, you should evaluate the coin as if it were raw and decided for yourself if the grade (and price) is correct...I disagree that the slab does not have value.  You see, the graders at PCGS and NGC are experts in this field.  They are considered to be among the best.  Their opinion and evaluation of the coin adds a certain market security and insurance to the piece.  That security/insurance does have a value.  Is the COIN in the slab worth more than it was raw?  No.  But, the combined package of slab and coin is worth more than coin alone.[/QUOTE]